Well, the August doldrums are finally about over and I think it officially safe to say that the holiday season begins Labor Day least for many early bird shoppers. One of the industry annual most anticipated releases is out next week Madden Football 12 from EA Sports and we have a review very soon. There lots of activity this week out of GamesCom 2011 including announcements and new trailers.A league source said the 49ers were expected to bring in , 29, a former UCLA AllAmerican who has spent most of his career in the . Medlock has attempted 12 field goals in parts of two NFL seasons. He was waived by the Panthers in November after making 7 of 10 attempts..

The primary roadblock to a new Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) between NFL owners and players reared its ugly head again this week. The overwhelming problem in these negotiations has not been an additional $1 billion cost credits; an 18 game season; a rookie wage scale, etc. The issue holding up labor peace in the